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31 maj 2020 · Claudius begins his soliloquy by describing his ‘offence’ – killing his brother, Old Hamlet – as ‘rank’, i.e. foul-smelling and offensive. His crime is the very first murder in the Bible: Cain’s murder of his brother Abel, from the book of Genesis, and the subsequent curse placed upon mankind.
- My Offence is Rank Soliloquy
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Hamlet is not...
- Hamlet
Hamlet’s ‘What a piece of work is a man’ speech is among the...
- William Shakespeare
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) If...
- My Offence is Rank Soliloquy
15 sie 2011 · Synopsis. Hamlet is set in the country of Denmark, and the main protagonist is Prince Hamlet. As the play begins, he is abroad, studying in Germany, when his father, the king, dies. He is summoned back to Denmark in order to attend his father's funeral.
2 lis 2021 · Summary: In Hamlet, soliloquies serve as a key dramatic tool that reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of the protagonist, Hamlet. These speeches provide insight into his introspective...
Shakespeare's soliloquies give the reader, or the audience, the opportunity to witness what is going on in a character's mind. While these soliloquies are, of course, spoken by the characters, they offer the reader some insight into Shakespeare's concerns about the human condition.
Analysis. Claudius talks with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. He tells them that he is so disturbed by Hamlet’s madness that he is sending him—along with the two of them—on a mission to England.
Soliloquy. Explanation and Analysis—Unweeded Garden: Near the beginning of the play, however, Hamlet gives the audience insight into his perspective through figurative language. In Hamlet's first soliloquy (which is in Act 1, Scene 2), he uses an illuminating metaphor, saying: "’Tis an unweeded garden / That gros to seed.
Read Shakespeare’s ‘O, my offence is rank it smells to heaven’ soliloquy from Hamlet below with modern English translation and analysis, plus a video performance.
